The Main Street Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday July 27th, 2021 @7:00 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Tuesday July 27th, 2021 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 3 hours and 5 minutes long meeting. Present: Bridgett Bell, Kristal Ramirez, Satonja Gilbert Scott, Willie G. Davis, Jr., Mitch Foster II, Carla Wagner, Heather Wells, Ishmael Abdul-Salam, Chanel Recasner, Kim Walker, Brittany Dunn Not Present: Kristin Jackson, Jennifer Fine, Farand Dolland, Gayla Graves, Terra Person

The members considered the following items:

  1. Approval of Agenda
  2. Approval of Minutes from July 9, 2021
  3. Approval of Minutes from June 29, 2021
  4. Public Comment
  5. Principal Report
  6. Academic & School Performance Committee Report
  7. Faculty Report
  8. Finance Committee Report
  9. Governance Committee Report
  10. President’s Report
  11. Executive Session
  12. Future Business

The committee considered 17 motions, of which 17 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
  2. Approve the minutes from July 9, 2021 (passed)
  3. Approve the minutes from June 29, 2021 (passed)
  4. Move to executive session at 10:13PM (passed)
  5. Move to exit executive session at 10:31PM (passed)
  6. Approve up to $15,000 for urgent grounds maintenance with the current vendor. (passed)
  7. Approve proposed ASP monthly rate adjustment across the board, remove the service fee from the before care and after care programs and continue the three fee waivers for late fees (not monthly fees). The emergency rate is $50 per emergency plus $25 registration fee for the first emergency and $50 for each additional emergency within the school year. (passed)
  8. Move to extend the current janitorial service contract through December 31, 2021 and increase from 2.5 full-time personnel to 4 full-time personnel, one of which is a supervisor with a communication device. (passed)
  9. Publish the 2021-2022 Student Handbook with the outlined modifications discussed during tonights meeting. (passed)
  10. Motion to Approve the Reimbursement Policy that allows up to 5,000.00 of available funds annually (amount not published in handbook) for up to $500.00 of reimbursement funds per individual, annual request. (passed)
  11. Motion to appoint Bridgett Bell to serve as board secretary for 21-22. (passed)
  12. Motion to ratify Mitch Foster, II as board Treasurer for 21-22. (passed)
  13. Approve Mitch Foster, II to continue as Vice Chair of the Board for 21-22. (passed)
  14. Elect Kristal Ramirez as second Vice Chair of the board for 21-22. (passed)
  15. Move that Heather Wells remain the president of the board for 21-22. (passed)
  16. Ratify the ASPC co-chairs: Willie Davis and Kristin Jackson for 21-22. (passed)

  17. Ratify Kristal Ramirez as chair of the Governance Committee for 21-22. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 10:32PM